山东省泰安市宁阳二中2011-2012高二下学期期中考试 英语试题

高二下学期期中考试

英语试题

2012年4月

第I卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节(共5小题；每小题l. 5分，满分7. 5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有l0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.￡19. 15

B.￡9. 15

C.￡9. 18

答案是B。

1.What will Dorothy do on the weekend?

A. Go out with her friend

B. Work on her paper

C. Make some plans

2.What was the normal price of the T-shirt?

A.$15

B.$30.

C.$50.

3.What has the woman decided to do On Sunday afternoon?

A. To attend a wedding.

B. To visit an exhibition.

C. To meet a friend.

4.When does the bank close on Saturday?

A. At l:00 pm.

B. At 3:00 pm.

C. At 4:00 pm.

5.Where are the speakers?

A. In a store.

B. In a classroom.

C. At a hotel.

第二节(共15小题;每小题15分，满分22. 5分)

听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What do we know about Nora?

A. She prefers a room of her own.

B. She likes to work with other girls.

C. She lives near the city center.

7.What is good about the flat?

A. It has a large sitting room.

B. It has good furniture.

C. It has a big kitchen.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Where has Barbara been?

A. Milan.

B. Florence.

C. Rome.

9.What has Barbara got in her suitcase?

A. Shoes.

B. Stones.

C. Books.

听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。

10.Who is making the telephone call?

A. Thomas Brothers. B Landon. C. Jack Cooper.

11.What relation is the woman to Mr Cooper?

A. His wife.

B. His boss.

C. His secretary.

12.What is the message about?

A.A meeting.

B.A visit to France.

C. The date for a trip.

听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。

13.Who could the man speaker most probably be?

A.A person who saw the accident.

B. The driver of the lorry.

C.A police officer.

14.What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?

A. Walking along Churchill Avenue

B. Getting ready to cross the road

C. Standing outside a bank

15.When did the accident happen?

A. At about 8:00 am

B. At about 9:00 am

C. At about l0:00 am

16.How did the accident happen?

A.A lorry hit a car.

B.A car ran into a lorry.

C.A bank clerk rushed into the street.

听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

17 What is the talk mainly about?

A. The history of the school.

B. The courses for the term.

C. The plan for the day.

18.Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?

A. In the school hall.

B. In the science labs.

C. In the classrooms.

19.What can students do in the practical areas?

A. Take science courses.

B. Enjoy excellent meals.

C. Attend workshops.

20.When are the visitors expected to ask questions?

A. During the lunch hour.

B. After the welcome speech.

C. Before the tour of the labs.

第二部分英语知识运用

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. My neighbor is hard-working and warm-hearted. ________, I can’t speak too highly of him.

A. In other words

B. In a word

C. Above all

D. After all

22. Teachers recommend parents _____________ their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.

A. not allow

B. do not allow

C. mustn’t allow

D. couldn’t allow

23. It’s important for the figures ___________ regularly.

A. to be updated

B. to have been updated

C. to update

D. to have updated

24. Usually a child’s behavior is a ___________ of his family environment.

A. recognition

B. reflection

C. return

D. record

25.Tom was about to close the window ___________ his attention was caught by a bird.

A. when

B. if

C. and

D. till

26. The old town has narrow streets and small houses __________ are built close to each other.

A. they

B. where

C. what

D. that

27. At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and Jialing River _____________, one of the largest cities in China.

A. lies Chongqing

B. Chongqing lies

C. does lie Chongqing

D. does Chongqing lie

28. Franks put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _________to kids.

A.accessible

B. relative

C. acceptable

D. sensitive

29. It took __________ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.

A. other than

B. more than

C. rather than

D. less than

30.The living room is clean and tidy, with a dinning table___________ for a meal to be cooked.

A. laid

B. laying

C. to lay

D. being laid

31.If you have a job, ________ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.

A. do devote

B. don’t devote

C. devoting

D. not devoting

32. A bank is the place _________ they lend you an umbrella in fine weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

A. when

B. that

C. where

D. there

33.She showed the visitors around the museum, the construction ____________ had taken more than three years.

A. for which

B. with which

C. of which

D. to which

34. We want our children to know that hard work ____________ .

A. comes off

B. gives off

C. pays off

D. sees off

35. My friend is said _____________ by heart 2,000 words up to now.

A. that she has learned

B. to have learned

C. to learn

D. having learned

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 36 otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 37 to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this 38 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 39 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 40 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease(嘲弄) me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “41 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42 of it! When I first started 43

the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 44 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 45 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 46 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at t he game, so I decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 48 “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 49 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 50 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 51 — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my 52 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “53 ” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 54 raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 p ercent 55 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

36. A. as B. until C. unless D. though

37. A. hoped B. agreed C. meant D. chose

38. A. continued B. changed C. settled D. started

39. A. idea B. plan C. belief D. saying

40. A. right B. chance C. ability D. patience

41. A. going B. looking C. cheering D. applying

42. A. point B. half C. rest D. basis

43. A. enjoying B. preparing C. attending D. watching

44. A. less B. later C. worse D. further

45. A. committed B. motivated C. embarrassed D. confused

46. A. Interestingly B. Fortunately C. Obviously D. hopefully

47. A. focus B. act C. rely D. try

48. A. want B. do C. support D. know

49. A. steps B. orders C. rules D. games

50. A. role B. part C. mind D. value

51. A. process B. operation C. movement D. situation

52. A. expressed B. improved C. preserved D. recognized

53. A. dreaming B. playing C. relaxing D. hiding

54. A. by B. for C. with D. to

55. A. lucky B. happy C. sure D. satisfied

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

When I was an official of a school in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents knew his difficulties, but they always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper.

“Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday

night. How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time. If I had only known that, I would have said to him, ‘Jim, I love you and I’m always so proud of you.’ I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.

“When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating (恼人的) things such as the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., I find that the irritations really don’t amount to much.

“I won’t get another c hance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died. He called me to say, ‘Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. You have to go to work now. Bye.’ That day, he gave me something to treasure forever. ”

If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life m ore and to tell people, especially family members, that they should take the time to let each other know just how much they care. You may never have another chance. Do it today!

56. Who was Jim?

A. A school boy.

B. The writer.

C. The president of a school board.

D. An official of a school.

57. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “the educationally handicapped”?

A. The learning difficulty.

B. The physical problems.

C. The psychological problems.

D. The communication difficulty.

58. According to the writer, which of the following about Jim is TRUE？

A. He was always sad about his school marks.

B. His parents always scolded him about his bad school marks.

C. His study needed more attention from his parents and teachers.

D. He was killed in a car accident.

59. What did Polly think of Jim?

A. He was a lovely boy with a beautiful smile who always loved others.

B. He was physically sick but always happy.

C. He was an irritating boy with some bad habits.

D. He seldom expressed his love for his parents.

60. T he purpose of Polly’s letter is to .

A. memorize her son

B. teach parents to appreciate their children

C. teach children how to be good boys

D. give some advice on how to deal with children’s problem s

B

While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychologist who created the term, EQ, says that it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.

Supporte d by his research, he suggested that when predicting future successes, a person’s brainpower, as measured by IQ tests, might actually matter less than a person’s character, or EQ.

Professor Salovery may be correct. For example, have you ever wondered why some of the best and smartest students in your class end up failing exams? Perhaps it is because of their EQ. People often make the mistake of thinking that EQ is the opposite of IQ. It is not. Although it is hoped that people have both high EQs and IQs, there is little doubt that those with low EQs have a hard time surviving in life.

For a long time, researchers discussed if a person’s IQ could be raised. The geneticists said no, while the social scientists said yes. Furthermore, the social scientists said that it was possible to improve a person’s EQ, particularly in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication.

Recently, a professor released the findings of a study on senior high school students. When some normal students were introduced to some disabled students, they found that afterwards they were more willing to help people in difficulties. At the same time, there was a marked change in the disabled students’ attitudes. They became more positive about their disabilities and were more eager to try new things. People with high EQs often have positive attitudes towards life and are open to different ideas, so they tend to be more creative in their thinking. Please remember that having a high IQ is helpful but having a high EQ might even be more helpful.

61. According to Professor Salovery, what factor matters the most in predicting whether a person will be successful or not?

A. How a person tests his / her brainpower.

B. A person’s character.

C. How smart a person is.

D. A person’s IQ.

62. The second paragraph tells us that .

A. people who have a high IQ always have a high EQ

B. EQ is the opposite of IQ

C. people who have a low EQ tend to have a hard life

D. people who have a high EQ always have a high IQ

63. What did the professor find from his study of normal students being introduced to some disabled children?

A. Students with disabilities were not open in trying new things.

B. There was no change in the normal students.

C. The disabled students became more positive and more eager to try new things.

D. The disabled students were more willing to help others.

64. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude toward EQ and IQ?

A. IQ is more helpful to people than EQ.

B. IQ can be raised by understanding and communication.

C. EQ can get people hired.

D. A high EQ is of great benefit in getting people promoted.

65. Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?

A. A person’s brainpower.

B. IQ, EQ and success.

C. IQ and a person’s character.

D. A person’s IQ and EQ.

C

Have you ever heard of blogs (博客)? If you haven’t, you should have. It’s here, it’s growing and it’s having an influence on our life. Surf the Internet and you’ll find blogs everywhere. A blog,

shortened from “weblog”, is a public Internet journal written by one person or a group of people. It is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. A blog lets you post on the Internet without having to know web design or be technical. You are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “publish ed”, so other people can read them.

Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Blogging has revolutionized Internet publishing in the last several years because it gives everyone with Internet access the opportunity to become an online writer. Objects, such as “text and photos” in a blog can be called “blog posts”, “posts”, or “entries”. The person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”.

Now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. Because it’s great potential, Bill Gates views it as important as e-mail, BBS, and MSN. He’s trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.

66. A blog is .

A. a comment

B. an Internet journal

C. a design

D. a link

67. A person can do the following things in a blog EXCEPT _______.

A. talk to others

B. give comments

C. read articles

D. enjoy photos

68. Who is a blogger?

A. A person who posts letters.

B. A person who writes articles.

C. A person who posts text or photos in a blog.

D. A person who is an online publisher.

69. From the passage we know that .

A. Bill Gates will invent some tools for blogs

B. blogs will be an important business communication tool in the future

C. so far, only a few persons have created blogs

D. blogs will replace e-mail, BBS and MSN in the future

70. According to the passage, the reason why blogs are so popular is that they ____.

A. give everyone the chance to be an online writer

B. can be created by people without much knowledge of computer technology

C. enable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos and give comments

D. all of the above

D

All Eskimos live most of their lives close to sea or fresh water. They may follow game inland for several hundred miles, but they always return to the shores of rivers, lakes, or seas. Eskimo land has a bare look. Large rocks, pebbles, and sand cover much of the surface. Plants called lichen (地衣) grow on the rocks, and where there is enough soil, grass, flowers, and even small bushes manage to live. No trees can grow on Eskimo land, so geographers sometimes call it the Arctic plains. There are some animals in Eskimo land, such as rabbits, which eat the plants. Other animals, like the white fox and the gray wolf, eat the rabbits. The Eskimo is a meat-eater, too, and may even eat a wolf when food is scarce.

The Eskimo year has two main parts: a long, cold winter and a short, cool summer. Spring and fall are almost too short to be noticed. Summer is the best time, as food is usually plentiful. But it is also the time when Eskimos are very busy. Winter is never far away, and the men must bring home extra meat for the women to prepare and store, for seldom can enough animals be killed in winter to feed a family.

The Far North is sometimes called the land of the midnight sun. This is true in the middle of summer, for between April 21st and August 21st the sun never sets in Northern Greenland. But in midwinter the Far North is a land with no sunshine at all. Around Oct. 21st the Eskimos of Northern Greenland see the sun set directly south of them, and they don’t see it again until February 22nd. All places on earth get about the same amount of daylight during a year. As a result, if summer is lighter, winter has to be darker.

Winter nights in the Far North are seldom pitch-black. As in the rest of the world, the stars and moon provide a little light. The northern lights also help the Eskimo to see. And with the ground covered with snow, even a little light is reflected back to the Eskimo’s eyes.

71. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Eskimos do not usually eat wolves.

B. Eskimos like to chase one another.

C. Eskimos depend heavily on water.

D. Eskimos are meat-eaters.

72. In the Eskimo year, _________.

A. there is no spring and fall

B. winter is cold and summer is hot

C. summer is a time for growing food

D. winter comes early and goes late

73. What’s the meaning of the underlined words “pitch-black” in Paragraph 4?

A. Dark with a little light.

B. A little dark.

C. Not dark at all.

D. Extremely dark.

74. From the passage, we can infer all of the following EXCEPT that_______.

A. Eskimos are more likely to eat wolves in summer

B. Eskimo women are responsible for housework

C. meat is the main source of food for the Eskimo

D. hunting is an important part of Eskimo life

75. Why is summer lighter in the Far North?

A. Because the Far North is far away from the sun.

B. Because the sun is not seen for five months of the year.

C. Because the sun never sets in midsummer.

D. Because people see the sun set directly south of them.

第II卷（共45分）

第四部分书面表达

第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1]One out of many important things for the whole family to do is to have dinner

together. Researchers began reporting the benefits of family dinner about a decade ago, focusing mainly on how it affects children. Studies show that those families who eat dinner at least 3 or 4 times a week together, benefit in many ways.

[2]Eating together helps families achieve open communication and build stronger and healthier relationships. Children have better grades at school and are better adjusted as teens and adults, and the entire family enjoys healthier nutrition. For many families, eating dinner together proves to be good and effective way to reduce the risk of youth rates of addiction, and helps to raise healthier children. It is also a great time to share the events of the day, discuss news and ideas and just be together and enjoy each other's company.

[3]During dinner time parents have better opportunity to show that they are the prior to their children. Sitting at the same table and sharing meals is where and when parents can find out more about their children's school performance, daily activities and attitudes toward life. When parents have all this information they can better direct their kids toward positive things in life. They also have better chance to reduce the possibility that children will get involved with alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.

[4]However, family researchers say that the benefits of family dinner by no means can be considered as automatic. Parents can sit down to dinner with their kids every day and achieve nothing. ____________________ if there is too much arguing going on, if there is no meaningful conversation or, what is even worse, if there is just plain silence during gathering.

76. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)

_________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

77. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

By having dinner together family members can have free exchange of information and develop closer ties among them.

_________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 8 words)

_________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

79. What information can parents probably get about their children at family dinner? (no more than 12 words)

_________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

80. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.

_________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

第二节写作（满分30分））

友谊在生活中起着非常重要的作用，请以“Friendship”为题写一篇英语作文。文中应包括以下要点：（词数120左右）

1．简述你对友谊看法。

2．你愿意与什么样的人交朋友。

3．在什么时候你最需要朋友。

4．当朋友之间发生误解时，你认为应该如何应对。

Friendship

________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________

英语试题参考答案

2012年4月

单选答案：21-25 BAABA 26-30 DAABA 31-35 AACCB

完形填空：36-40 CDBAC 41-45ABCAD 46-50BADCB 51-55 ABDDC

56-60 AACAB 61-65 BCCDB 66-70 BACBD

71-75 BDDAC

56. A。根据第一段第二句话可知Jim是Polly的儿子，从而知道Jim是学校的学生。

57. A。根据上下文可以得出他是有学习障碍的。classify sb / sth as意为“界定”。

58. C。根据第一段中的“He was classified as educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers.”可知。

59. A。根据第二段中的“I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.”可知。

60. B。根据第四段的第一句话可知，Polly没有来得及跟Jim讲很多事情，但是其他的父母亲他们还有机会和他们的孩子讲话、沟通，所以必须要珍惜与孩子们在一起的日子，要学会欣赏自己的孩子。

61. B。根据第二段第一句话可知，一个人的性格比他（她）的智慧更重要。

62. C。根据第二段中的“…, there is little doubt that th ose with low EQs have a hard time surviving in life.”可知，EQ低的人生活会比较艰辛。

63. C。根据最后一段中的“They became more positive about their disabilities and were more eager to try new things.”可知通过教授的研究表明，有残疾的人对生活会更加充满热情，并且善于接受新事物。

64. D。根据最后一段中的最后两句话，EQ对人生更有帮助。

65. B。全文是在讲述人的IQ，EQ和success之间的关系，故B为最佳答案。

66. B。依据为第一段中的一句话：A blog, shortened from “weblog”, is a public Internet journal written by one person or a group of people.

67. A。文中没有提到一个人能在“博客”上跟别人对话。故选A。

68. C。根据第二段内容可知。

69. B。根据第三段可知，比尔·盖茨把它看作和邮件、BBS、以及MSN一样重要的沟通方式。

70. D。A、B、C三项的内容在第一、二段中都有所体现。故D为正确答案。

71. B。根据第一段中的“All Eskimos live most of their lives close to sea or fresh water.”和“The Eskimo is a meat-eater, too, and may even eat a wolf when food is scarce.”可知A、C、D三项都是正确答案。故选B。

72. D。根据第二段中的“The Eskimo year has two main parts: a long, cold winter and a short, cool

summer.”可知。

73. D。根据下文可知：星星和月亮发出微弱的光芒，北极光也能帮助爱斯基摩人看东西。由此可知在北极并不是极黑的，所以pitch-black的意思是“极黑的”。

74. A。根据第一段和第二段得知：当食物非常缺乏的时候，爱斯基摩人才会吃狼，而在夏天，有很丰盛的食物，所以他们不会在夏天吃狼。

75. C。根据第三段可知：在北极，从四月到八月太阳从来不下山，全天照亮北极。

答案：

76. Families benefit from eating together./Having dinner together is beneficial to families.

77. Eating together helps families achieve open communication and build stronger and healthier relationships.

78.No family dinner can benefit./Family dinner may not benefit.

79. their children’s school performance, daily activities and attitudes toward life

80.父母也有更好的机会来减少孩子沾染烟、酒和毒品的可能性。/父母也更有可能降低子女染上吸烟、酗酒、吸毒等不良习惯的几率。作文范文

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Friendship

As we all know, friendship plays a very important part in our daily life. In my opinion, people can hardly live without relationship. Because when you are down, he will cheer you up; when you are in trouble, he will lend you a hand and even if they can't, they will listen.

Personally speaking, I’d like to make friends with people who are kind-hearted and diligent so that I can learn valuable qualities from them. I need a friend when I want to find someone to talk to. Misunderstanding and quarrels happen, but we can always find a way to stand in the other’s shoes, forgive the other’s mistakes, and make it right.

Therefore, we all need true friendship.